{"id":70623,"date":"2012-05-09T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=70623"},"modified":"2012-06-18T15:35:34","modified_gmt":"2012-06-18T20:35:34","slug":"10-surprisingly-vegan-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/10-surprisingly-vegan-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Surprisingly Vegan Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a title=\"the vegan diet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/slideshows\/degrees-of-vegetarianism\/vegan\/\">Being vegan<\/a><\/strong> doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re limited to eating just soy milk and broccoli. In fact, there are a number of food companies that produce items such as cookies, syrups, and chips that are completely vegan &#8211; oftentimes on accident. If you aren&#8217;t familiar with what qualifies a food as vegan, it shouldn&#8217;t contain any meat, dairy or animal products, including such items as eggs, honey (bees), or gelatin (horse).<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/10-surprisingly-vegan-foods\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-70626\" title=\"oreo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/oreo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vegans typically subsist on a diet rich in whole grains, vegetables, fruits, seeds and nuts. And while there are an abundance of foods that <em>don&#8217;t<\/em> qualify as vegan-friendly, take a peek in your super market aisles on your next visit to find these &#8211; and other &#8211; surprisingly vegan products. Just be careful to check the label first to ensure there aren&#8217;t any suspicious products in the way of you and a safe vegan indulgence.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bac-O&#8217;s Salad Topping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"why it's OK to celebrate Oreo's birthday\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/why-its-ok-to-celebrate-oreos-100th-birthday\/\">Nabisco Oreo Cookies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hershey&#8217;s Chocolate Syrup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kraft Creamy Italian Dressing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sour Patch Kids &amp; Dots Candies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Lay&#8217;s Plain Potato Chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Jello Instant Pudding (not jello gelatin varieties)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Back to Nature Chocolate Chunk Cookies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ritz Original Crackers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most vegans woud be quick to point out that these foods, aren&#8217;t in fact, real, healthy foods; but instead fake foods masquerading as real ones. So, don&#8217;t get too excited about these products if you&#8217;re vegan or considering going vegan &#8211; even <strong><a title=\"part time vegan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/the-part-time-vegan\/\">part time<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; \u00a0as they likely aren&#8217;t the best foods to begin incorporating into your diet.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, there are plenty of foods that you may think are vegan but actually aren&#8217;t. Some of these products include BBQ Baked Lays Chips, which contain chicken fat; non-dairy creamers such as Coffee Mate, as they contain caseinate &#8211; a milk derivative; dry roasted peanuts, because they contain gelatin; and Tropicana Pure Premium Heart-Healthy Orange Juice, as it contains fish oil. Fish oil in orange juice? Both shocking and gross.<\/p>\n<p>For more resources on the vegan diet and how to find vegan-friendly foods, visit <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peta.org\/living\/vegetarian-living\/animal-ingredients-list.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PETA&#8217;s webiste<\/a><\/strong> for their official list of animal ingredients.\u00a0And check out <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.animalliberationfront.com\/Practical\/Health\/I%20Can't%20Believe%20It's%20Vegan!.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">animalliberationfront.com<\/a><\/strong> for even more surprisingly vegan foods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"ultimate everyday cookbook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/skinny-bitch--ultimate-everyday-cookbook\/\">Skinny Bitch Ultimate Everyday Cookbook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"vegan for life\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/vegan-for-life\/\">Vegan for Life<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"fish oil supplements\" href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/are-omega-3-fish-oil-supplements-a-safer-alternative.html\" target=\"_blank\">Are Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements a Safe Alternative<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being vegan doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re limited to eating just soy milk and broccoli. In fact, there are a number of food companies that produce items such as cookies, syrups, and chips that are completely vegan &#8211; oftentimes on accident. 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